Confessions of an Author

A second edition of JOANNA has now been released. Exciting news! It's available as a paperback from the Amazon store - so check at an Amazon near you. US link is below: https://www.amazon.com/JOANNA-Story-Psychopath-Anne-Thompson/dp/1976923662/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516382998&sr=1-1&keywords=joanna+by+anne+e+thompson So, what is the book about? The starting point was mothers. All mothers, everywhere. My belief is that mothers have a tendency to blame themselves - so if their son fails a music exam, they think, "I should've made him practice more often." If their daughter has a cold, they think, "I should've given her vitamin pills." If this is true, how would it feel if your child did something really bad? What if your child was a psychopath? The book shows the reader exactly what it means to be a psychopath. Written partly in the first person, we see the world through the eyes of Joanna. We see how she thinks, we unders...

Speaking on the Radio (very exciting and slightly terrifying…) 1 I was invited to speak on Meridian FM, which was very exciting (and rather terrifying!) I’ve never been on the radio before, so had no idea what to expect. I arrived about half an hour too early, because I was stressing about being late or not being able to park anywhere. I ended up going for a walk, so it was lucky the weather was warm. Then I went inside. Meridian FM is based at the Jubilee Centre in East Grinstead, which is a large building (with a big carpark) in an industrial estate. The downstairs rooms are used for a playgroup and community events. I was told to go up to the first floor. At the top of the stairs was a door, with signs warning me to be quiet if the red light was lit as they would be on air. How exciting is that! I then went in to an extremely hot room (they seriously need some air conditioning) and I waited until Samantha Day, whose show I was speaking on, was ready. One of the loc...

When did you last read a book by a new author? JOANNA - The Story of a Psychopath is an exciting book with complex characters and a gripping plot. A 5* book, that is selling fast. Why not buy a copy today and read something different? JOANNA by Anne E. Thompson, published by The Cobweb Press, available from good bookshops, or an Amazon near you. UK link below. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joanna-Anne-Thompson/dp/0995463220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506177657&sr=1-1&keywords=Joanna+by+anne+e+thompson Let me know what you think. Anne x

Invisible Jane – confessions of an author Okay, I have a confession. I am bit of a literary snob. I enjoy reading the classics, or good quality literary fiction, or well written psychological thrillers. What I don’t read is chick lit. If a book has a pink cover, I do not buy it. However (this is the confession) the first book I ever wrote is – chick lit. I guess perhaps because my life was overloaded stress when I wrote it, and I couldn’t cope with anything too real, too nasty. So I wrote a ‘nice’ book, an “enjoy it on the beach with an ice-cream” sort of a book, something you might find serialised in your mother’s weekly magazine. A girly story, all about love – with some “snort your tea everywhere” funny bits. Deeply embarrassing. I wrote it by hand, on the back of bank statements and Ocado receipts, then laboriously typed it onto my computer; and left it there. It was way too embarrassing to show people. Husband read it (he wanted the bank statements and wondered why...

Researching a Psychopath (and how to avoid being killed). 1 Do you know how to stay safe from a serial killer? I have spent the last year discovering as much as I can about psychopathy. This was mainly as background for my books, so they are authentic. However, I did also learn a few things that might be useful in real life. You probably know a psychopath. Have a think, do you know someone who’s fun to listen to, but tends to be a bit ‘glib’ – they’ll move on if someone more interesting comes along? Someone who might have been in trouble as a child – perhaps stealing or vandalising? Someone who sometimes speaks in quite a muddled manner, so if you ask them a question, you’re not always sure what their answer was? Someone who is mainly concerned with themselves – so they rarely comment, or ‘like’ other people’s posts on Facebook, unless it will benefit themselves. They won’t let you know whether or not they’ll be attending an event – and are very likely to not show up at...